The tall blonde songstress's self-titled album, 'Faith, ' sold four million copies worldwide. The album featured her hit single 'This Kiss, ' which topped the charts for three straight weeks and became her first crossover success, hitting number five on the pop charts. The album also featured 'Let Me Go, ' for which Faith received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female Country Vocal.
The Come Home Songfacts says that Come Home, Faith Hill's first song to be heard from her seventh studio album was penned by Ryan Tedder about a soldier friend of his who was serving overseas. Hill debuted the song on the CMA Awards on November 9, 2011 and it was made available for download shortly afterwards.
American Heart, the first official single from Faith Hill's seventh studio album was written by Jonathan Singleton and Jim Beavers and tells the story of a woman whom survives her struggles by her faith in the American dream. "It bleeds, it scars, but it shines when times get hard," sings Hill, "you can't break an American heart." The song was released to country radio, for airplay on October 1, 2012. (American Heart Songfacts)
Back To You
Faith Hill Lyrics
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I lie in bed and watch the shadows
Dancing across the wall
Nothing to do but think of you
And count the tears that fall
Oh, how I wish it was real
The only thing I know for sure
Is I should've never let you go
[Chorus]
I would walk the world across the sea
Journey beyond the moon
I try anything, go anywhere
To find my way back to you
I still don't understand the reason
I think I was just afraid (what can I say)
All I can do is face the truth
And deal with the mess that I made
Now all I want is the chance to take it back
And go on like this
Because ever since we said goodbye
I've been lost in loneliness
[Chorus]
Now baby I was wrong
Now that you're gone
The only thing left to do
Is spend every day
Stray every way
To find my way back to you
I know that I was a fool
To push you away
And if you let me back in your life
Baby, I swear all my heart
And in your arms I will stay
[Chorus]
Baby, I'm gonna find my way back to you
In Faith Hill's song Back to You, the singer expresses regret for letting go of their love and wanting to find their way back to them. The song begins with the singer lying in bed, watching shadows dance across the wall with nothing to do but think of their lost love and count the tears that fall. The singer wishes that they could feel their love holding them close and knows that they should have never let them go.
The chorus repeats the singer's determination to find their way back to their love, no matter what it takes. They would walk the world, journey beyond the moon, try anything, and go anywhere just to be with their love again. The singer still doesn't understand why they let their love go in the first place but must face the truth and deal with the mess they made.
In the last verse, the singer confesses that they were a fool to push their love away, and if their love lets them back into their life, they swear with all their heart to stay. Overall, Back to You is an emotional ballad that portrays the pain and regret of losing someone you love and the desperation to find your way back to them.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna find my way back to you
The singer is determined to return to the person they love.
I lie in bed and watch the shadows
Dancing across the wall
The singer spends time alone in bed and thinks about the person they love.
Nothing to do but think of you
And count the tears that fall
The singer is lonely without the person they love and cries for them.
Oh, how I wish it was real
I wish I could feel you holding me close
The artist wishes they were with the person they love and being held by them.
The only thing I know for sure
Is I should've never let you go
The artist regrets pushing the person they love away and knows they made a mistake.
I would walk the world across the sea
Journey beyond the moon
I try anything, go anywhere
To find my way back to you
The singer is willing to do anything and go anywhere to be with the person they love again.
I still don't understand the reason
I think I was just afraid (what can I say)
The singer doesn't know why they pushed the person they love away, but thinks it was because they were scared.
All I can do is face the truth
And deal with the mess that I made
The artist knows they made a mistake and must accept the consequences.
Now all I want is the chance to take it back
And go on like this
Because ever since we said goodbye
I've been lost in loneliness
The artist wants to undo their mistake and be with the person they love, because they've felt lonely since they left.
Now baby I was wrong
Now that you're gone
The only thing left to do
Is spend every day
Stray every way
To find my way back to you
The artist recognizes that they were wrong and now feel lost without the person they love, but are determined to do whatever it takes to find them.
I know that I was a fool
To push you away
And if you let me back in your life
Baby, I swear all my heart
And in your arms I will stay
The singer admits they acted foolishly, but are willing to make amends and be fully committed to the person they love if given a chance.
Baby, I'm gonna find my way back to you
The artist reiterates their determination to return to the person they love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DEREK BRAMBLE, LINDY ROBBINS
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